"So many different people to be…you've got to pick up every stitch"

Witten in 1966 for release on Sunshine Superman, it was recorded in California, with musical contributions from Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones )later of Led Zeppelin and a swath of local musicians hired for the recording. The song itself begins with a folksy rock theme, but unease ramps up for the chorus and continues with the increasing tempo of paranoia and the need for awareness. The song is haunting in many ways, I've had it running around in my head for quite a few days now.

Change is imminent and there are potentially hidden threats everywhere.There's a need for cautious awareness, the lyrics speak of looking over one's shoulder, checking every corner because suddenly nothing is certain, everything could be a threat of some sort whether supernatural or

pliable vessel; wax,
salt, seal. cayenne for
quickening. unfasten me

roses overbloomed on the mantle
I, a little altar; plutonian
and breathing fire for weeks. prayers
plucking at a lung; draw me out

draw me out

draw me out

liberate pulp from seed
and nothing at the periphery, the spark
or the flame? plant the wick in the finger,
or here, for the liver,
or here, for the bladder, or here,

and I, rabid on the linens,
ru

All of the rumors had turned out untrue. He was afraid when he moved to the small town that he would be dealing with hostile, unfriendly neighbors. Especially in the current political climate: what would these small town people think about this computer programmer from Mountain View who had moved out here for a cheap house and an easier pace of life? Would they resent him for being a carpetbagger? But he instead had found